TQ 54 NE 3 - Tonbridge town defences (course of)

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Monument record TQ 54 NE 3 - Tonbridge town defences (course of)

Summary

Licence to enclose the town of Tonbridge with a wall, and to crenellate it, was granted by Henry III in 1259. None of the wall survives but parts of the ditch remain and the whole of the course maybe traced. The enclosure is completed by the Medway on the south and a tributary stream on the west. Some of the water from the latter may have been diverted to fill part, at least, of the ditch.

Location

Grid reference	Centred TQ 59022 46716 (474m by 349m) Centred on
Map sheet	TQ54NE
Civil Parish	TONBRIDGE, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT
County	KENT
District	TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT

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TOWN DEFENCES (Medieval - 1259 AD to 1539 AD)

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<1> OS 25"1896 (OS Card Reference). SKE48287.

<2> OS 1:25OO 1959 (OS Card Reference). SKE48228.

<3> Calendar of Patent Rolls 1258-66 108 (OS Card Reference). SKE38478.

<4> JBAA 3rd Series 5 1940 72 (W D Simpson) (OS Card Reference). SKE44956.

<5> VCH Kent 1 1908 425 plan (I C Gould) (OS Card Reference). SKE50892.

<6> F1 ASP 28-JAN-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42332.

<7> Md Arch 17 1973 169 (OS Card Reference). SKE46586.

<8> KAR 45 1976 128 (A Webster) (OS Card Reference). SKE45344.

<9> Arch Excav 1972 HMSO 89-90 (J Money) (OS Card Reference). SKE36494.

<10> Arch Cant 87 1972 230 (C B Giles) (OS Card Reference). SKE35896.

<11> Arch Cant 92 1976 105-118 illus (A D F Streeten) (OS Card Reference). SKE36074.

<12> Field report for monument TQ 54 NE 3 - January, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE2715.

<13> Historic England, National Heritage List for England (Index). SKE29372.

<14> A. D. Saunders Victor Smith, 2001, Kent's Defence Heritage (Collection). SKE53677.

Sources/Archives (14)

<1> SKE48287 OS Card Reference: OS 25"1896.
<2> SKE48228 OS Card Reference: OS 1:25OO 1959.
<3> SKE38478 OS Card Reference: Calendar of Patent Rolls 1258-66 108.
<4> SKE44956 OS Card Reference: JBAA 3rd Series 5 1940 72 (W D Simpson).
<5> SKE50892 OS Card Reference: VCH Kent 1 1908 425 plan (I C Gould).
<6> SKE42332 OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 28-JAN-63.
<7> SKE46586 OS Card Reference: Md Arch 17 1973 169.
<8> SKE45344 OS Card Reference: KAR 45 1976 128 (A Webster).
<9> SKE36494 OS Card Reference: Arch Excav 1972 HMSO 89-90 (J Money).
<10> SKE35896 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 87 1972 230 (C B Giles).
<11> SKE36074 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 92 1976 105-118 illus (A D F Streeten).
<12> SKE2715 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 54 NE 3 - January, 1963.
<13>XY SKE29372 Index: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. [Mapped feature: #7912 Medieval defences, ]
<14> SKE53677 Collection: A. D. Saunders Victor Smith. 2001. Kent's Defence Heritage.

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Protected Status/Designation

Scheduled Monument 1003599: Town banks

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Parent of: Tonbridge town defences behind 19 Lyons Crescent, Tonbridge (Monument) (TQ 54 NE 80)

Related Events/Activities (2)

Intrusive Event: Excavation at 196-208 High Street, Tonbridge, 1976 (EKE20783)
Intrusive Event: Excavation at Fosse Road East (Lansdowne Road) Tonbridge, 1972 (EKE20782)

Record last edited

Jun 16 2021 1:22PM